Shloka 18

Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman

Devanagari script

उद्यानानि च रम्याणि तथैवायतनानि च । पुण्यानि चैव रत्नानि सो>त्यक्रामदथाध्वग:

Transliteration

udyānāni ca ramyāṇi tathaivāyatanāni ca | puṇyāni caiva ratnāni so 'tyakrāmad athādhvagaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: Người lữ hành ấy đã đi qua—không vướng mắc—bao khu vườn mỹ lệ, cùng những nơi cư trú và các thánh điện. Dẫu những châu báu quý giá, cát tường nằm ngay trước mặt, chàng vẫn bỏ mặc tất cả và tiếp tục tiến bước. Câu kệ nhấn mạnh đạo lý vô chấp: bậc trí không để tiện nghi, sự linh thiêng hay của cải làm lệch khỏi mục đích tối thượng.

Word by Word

• उद्यानानि: gardens
• उद्यानानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• रम्याणि: delightful, charming
• रम्याणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• तथा: so, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• आयतनानि: abodes, dwellings; shrines
• आयतनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पुण्यानि: holy, auspicious
• पुण्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• रत्नानि: gems, jewels
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अतिक्रामत्: passed by, disregarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-क्रम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अध्वगः: traveller, wayfarer
• अध्वगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• adhvaga (the traveler/wayfarer)
• udyāna (gardens)
• āyatana (abodes/temples)
• ratna (jewels)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That true spiritual or ethical progress requires non-attachment: even beauty (gardens), sanctity (shrines), and wealth (jewels) should not distract one from the chosen higher aim.

What is happening in the narrative?

A traveler encounters attractive gardens, residences/temples, and even valuable jewels, but he deliberately passes them by, showing disciplined indifference and continuing his journey.